Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Munroe

This was an action on the case, by appellee, against appellant, for injuries received by appellee, while in appellant’s employ as a switchman, in coupling cars. The injury was to the hand, and was occasioned, as appellee says, by reason of the absence of a thimble or iron link in the bumper to the switch engine, to keep the coupling link from running back. There is controversy in the evidence whether the absence of this thimble or link increased the danger of coupling; but, assuming that it did, the evidence is that appellee knew of this danger long prior to the time he received his injury,…